Fountain ink pad



c. H. BRIGHT 1,818,531

FOUNTAIN INK PAD Filed April 24, 1928 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Aug. 11, 1931 CLAUDE HERBERT BRIGHT," F MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE FOUNTAIN INK PAD I Application filed April 24,

This invention relates to fountain ink pads in which a wick is adapted to feed ink to a stampingsurface by capillary attraction'from a reservoir.

The object of the invention is to provide a very compact ink stamping pad in which a reservoir is ordinarily maintained in water-tight separation from the pad element itself, but which by a very simple movement of one of the parts thereof can be moistened by ink from the reservoir without necessitating the usual smeary application of ink from a bottle.

Another object of this invention is to provide a fountain ink pad of the character referred to which can be very cheaply manufactured and which can be made of very few elements which can be readily assembled and disassembled for refilling the reservoir or for repairing or replacing the parts thereof.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the detailed description thereof proceeds.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof; and

Figure 3 is a vertical section on the line 83 of Figure 1.

As shown clearly in the drawings, the invention comprises a rectangular box-like casing 1, having the upper inside edges thereof provided with a rabbet 2 forming a shoulder 3 around the top of the box-like casing. On this casing shoulder 3 there is seated partition 4: provided with a door 5 which is hinged by hinge 6 to the main part of the partition t.

Resting on the partition 1 and of approximately the same length as the casing 3, is a pad support 7-; and arranged on this pad support is a layer of wick material 8 having one end thereof secured to hooks 9 at the free end of the door 5. This wick material 8 extends from the hook along the door 5 and along the rear part of the partition 4; through an aperture 10, formed in the support 7, and up along the rear end of the support 7 and along the top surface thereof 1 and down the front end 11 approximately into contact with the partition 4.

the side 22.

1928. Serial No. 272,525.

Arranged on top of the material 8 is a pad 12 of felt or similar material, and over this pad there is mounted a sheet of finer material 13, with which the stamp is adapted ,1

to be inked. The sheet 13 extends complete- 1y over the pad 12and'down the ends of the wick 8 and the support 7 and in order to hold these parts in assembled relation a pair of filler slugs 14 and 15 are arranged be-m.

tween the sides of the casing 3 and the sheet 0 I Clamping screws 16 and 17 are screwfthreaded into the ends of the casing 3 to engage the slugs 14 and 15, respectively, "in 1 order to clamp the several elements of the pad in assembled relation. 7

A cover 18 may be hinged or "otherwise suitably secured to an edge of the casing 3 length that its free end may rest upon one I end of a slide member 28 which is secured by screws 241- extending through a slot 25 in member 23 into screwthreaded relation with so When it is desired to ink the pad, the side member 23 may be withdrawn into the dotted lineposition, shown in Figure 2, to permit the arm 20 and the door'5 connected thereto to fall by gravity, thus immersing the door 5 and the part of wick8 secured thereto in the ink 19. In the immersed position of the door 5, it will be obvious, that the wick will draw ink from the reservoir up by capillary attraction to the pad 12 to moisten tlie sheet 13 suitably for applying ink toa stamp. p i

\Nhat I claimfisz 1. A casing adapted to contain'a liquid and having a shoulder formed around the 96 upper inside edges thereof, a partition seated on said shoulder and having an aperture therethrough, a door carried by said partition and adapted to close said aperture, a wick securedto the door and extending 100 'tion.

along said door and partition to one end of the casing, a support mounted on said partition above said wick, a pad mounted on said support in contact with said wick, and means for clamping said pad and partition in assembled position in said casing.

2. A fountain inkpad coinprisingra casing adapted to contain a liquid, a partition in said casing above said liquid, a pad mounted on said partition, means for engaging both said pad and partition to hold same .in assembled relation in said casing, and means hingedly connected to said partition-to feed liquid from said casing to said pad.

3. A fountain ink pad comprising a casing adapted to contain a liquid, apartition in said casing above said 'liquidandhavling an aperture-therethrough, a door carried by said partition to close .said aperture :and

adapted to fall by-gravity into saidliquid, a pad mounted above said partition and supported thereby, and means operably connected to said door to move it into closed posi- V 4. A fountain ink pad comprising a casing adapted to contain a liquid, a partition in said casing above said liquid and having anaperture therethrough, a door carried by said partition to close said aperture andadapted to fall by gravity into said liquid, a wick secured to said door and extending along said door and partition to one side of said casing, a support mounted on saidpartition,

a pad on said partition connected with said wick, an arm pro ecting from said .door

inside upper edges rabbeted to provide shoulders on each side thereof, a partition seated on said shoulders, and having an aperture therethrough, a door on said partition to close said aperture, and a pad support mounted on said partition, said support and partition being provided with cooperating flanges to prevent lengthwise movement of said support on said partition.

8. Afountain pad comprising a container for-ink, apad positioned-above the container said pad including a wick part coextensive therewith, located below said pad and in contact therewith, said wick having a part depending into the-container and means for raising and holdingthe said depending part of the wick above the-contents of the container to stop the feeding of ink to thepad. In testimony whereof IafliX my signature.

CLAUDE HERBERT BRIGHT.'

- through a side of said casing andadapted to i move said door into aperture closing Lposition, and-means mounted-on SilldSldQtO engage said arm and hold the door in closed position. 3

5. A fountain ink pad comprising a casing adapted to contain a liquid and having its upper inside edges rabbeted, a partition supported by the shoulders of the rabbeted edges and provided with an aperture therethrough, a door hinged to said partitionand adapted to fall by gravity into said liquid, an arm'extending from the hinged end of said door and extending through the sideof said casing, slide mounted on'said side and adapted-to be moved under the free end of said arm to hold the door in aperture closing position, a pad mounted on said partition over sa d door, and means engaging the ends of said pad to clamp the pad and partition is assembled relation on said casing.

6. A fountain ink pad comprising a casing adapted to contain a'liquid, a pad clamped to said casing above saidliquid and having a part thereof movable into and out of said liquid, and means connected to said part .to hold said part out of contact with said liquid.

7 A fountain inkpad comprising a casing adapted to contain a liquid, and havingits 

